{"product_id":"9781474621687","title":"Please Look After Mother : The million copy Korean bestseller","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Shin, Kyung-Sook\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 13 January 2022 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the W\u0026amp;N Essentials' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e188 x 196 x 28 | 244g\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE'An authentic, moving story that brings to vivid life the deep family connections that lie at the core of Korean culture'Gary Shteyngart'Kyung-Sook Shin's tale... has hit a nerve'Guardian'A raw tribute to the mysteries of motherhood'New York Times'The most moving and accomplished, and often startling, novel'Wall Street JournalWhen sixty-nine-year-old So-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station, her family begins a desperate search to find her. Yet as long-held secrets and private sorrows begin to reveal themselves, they are forced to wonder: how well did they actually know the woman they called Mother?Told through the piercing voices and urgent perspectives of a daughter, son, husband, and mother, PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOTHER is at once an authentic picture of contemporary life in Korea and a universal story of family love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Banana YoshimotoA W\u0026amp;N Essential\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shin, Kyung-Sook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465709850808,"sku":"9781474621687","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781474621687.jpg?v=1734735103","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781474621687","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}